jpdb beta

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication